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282 282 282 282 282 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION P P P P P ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED ROMISED M M M M M ESSIAH ESSIAH ESSIAH ESSIAH ESSIAH AS AS AS AS AS A N D A N D A N D A N D A N D S S S S S UCCESSORS UCCESSORS UCCESSORS UCCESSORS UCCESSORS — K — K — K — K — K HALIF HALIF HALIF HALIF HALIFA A A A AT U L T U L T U L T U L T U L M M M M M A S I H A S I H A S I H A S I H A S I H V V V V V 7. 7 7. 7 7. 7 7. 7 7. 7 After finishing his studies in 1977, Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa devoted his life for Islam ( as Waaqife Zindagi ) and, later the same year, on the instructions of Hadrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih III rh , he proceeded to Ghana under the Nusrat Jehan Scheme. He became the founding Principal of the Ahmadiyya Secondary School in Salaga, where he served for two years. Next, he served for four years as Principal of the Ahmadiyya Secondary School at Essarkyir. He served for a further two years as Manager of the Ahmadiyya Agricultural Farm in Depali. Earlier experiments had concluded that wheat could not grow in Ghana. However, relentless effort and research by Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa and another Ahmadi, Mr. Qasim Ahmad, resulted in miraculous success. This first successful experiment of growing wheat as an economic crop in Ghana was later exhibited at an international trade fair. This revolutionized the country’s economy and paved the way for self-sufficiency in wheat. That is an additional reason why many successive Presidents of Ghana have commended the services rendered by the Ahmadiyya community to Ghana. In 1985, Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa returned to Rabwah, Pakistan and was appointed Wakilul Maal II, that is, the second in-Charge of the Finance Department of the Jama’at. In 1994, he was appointed Nazir Ta’leem, i. e. Director of Education. In 1997, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IV rh , appointed Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa as Nazir A’la, i. e. Chief Executive Director of the Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Pakistan (the Central administrative organization of the Jama’at in Pakistan), and also as the local Amir. These long years of service in many different capacities contributed to give Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa an excellent command of administrative matters. He has a disciplined approach to work and possesses the distinctive ability of getting to the heart of any issue and dealing with it squarely. From 1994 to 1997, Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa served as Chairman of the Nasir Foundation and President of the Rabwah Beautification Committee. He expanded the Gulshan-e-Ahmad Nursery and his personal efforts helped transform Rabwah into the lush green city that it has become. Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa served in different capacities in Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya, Pakistan, including the position of Naib Sadr (Vice President) for the period 1989-1990. Similarly, he served in various Service in Africa (1977 - 1985) Return to Pakistan and Service at Rabwah Headquarters (1985 - 2003)